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The General Authority for Statistics released producer price index figures on August 13, 2026, showing an 8.5 percent year-on-year increase for June. GASTAT data places the manufacturing component 9 percent higher than in the same month of 2025. The authority’s assessment found chemicals and chemical products prices advanced 14.4 percent while wearing apparel rose 14.3 percent over the year.
Refined petroleum products registered a 13.2 percent gain and basic metals increased 8.4 percent according to the GASTAT release. Food products climbed 4.6 percent and water supply, sewerage and waste management advanced 7.9 percent in the annual comparison. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply recorded a 2.4 percent rise, the authority reported.
GASTAT figures show declines in several categories with fabricated metal products falling 3.5 percent and other economic activities also down 3.5 percent. Non-metallic mineral products decreased 2.1 percent from the prior year. These movements contributed to the overall PPI performance detailed in the August 13 release.
On a monthly basis the PPI advanced 0.6 percent from May to June, GASTAT data indicates. Manufacturing prices likewise rose 0.6 percent while other activities gained 2.2 percent. Refined petroleum products increased 1.8 percent and food products moved up 1.3 percent in the month-over-month comparison.
Chemicals and chemical products fell 1 percent from the previous month according to the authority while basic metals declined 0.5 percent. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning edged down 0.1 percent with water supply, sewerage and waste management remaining unchanged, GASTAT reported. The June PPI reading reached 164.80 index points, up from 164.50 in May per trading economics compilations of official statistics.
The producer price gains outpaced consumer inflation which held at 1.8 percent in June compared with the previous year, according to separate GASTAT consumer price index data published earlier. This divergence highlights differing dynamics between upstream production costs and final consumer prices across the Saudi economy. Manufacturing remains a key driver in the PPI given its weight in the index basket compiled by the authority.
